Category: Education

The non-academic staff, under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU have shut down Universities across the country, especially those owned by the Federal Government. The action followed the decision of the national leaders of the two unions to call their members out on indefinite industrial action, following the alleged failure of the government to pay them four months of their salaries withheld during the 2022 strike by university workers. According to figures from the National…

Professor Innocent Ujah, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO), Benue State, has been suspended over alleged gross misconduct and willful disregard to authority. Professor Ediga Bede Agbo was immediately appointed as the acting Vice Chancellor of the university. A statement by James Onogwu, the Coordinator, Information, Publication and Public Relations of the institution on behalf of the Registrar on Monday night, indicated that the decision was taken during the special meeting of the Governing Council held on October, 17, 2024. The statement noted that…

The residence of Alhaji Haruna, the Provost of the College of Health Sciences and Technology in Jega, Kebbi State, was set ablaze by protesting students with vehicles vandalised. The protest erupted over allegations that the college management extorted N23m from the students regarding index registration for 250 graduating students. A source within the college who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the controversy originated from a newly introduced Public Health programme, which was initially affiliated with the Reproductive Health and the Public Health Association of Nigeria. The source said…

An official memo has been issued to both part-time and full-time students of Yaba College of Technology, (YABATECH), Lagos, to stay off-campus until further notice. This is as a result of suspected planned protest by students over the increment of tuition fees by the school management. In a circular signed by the institution’s registrar, Dr. Emmanuel Akinwale, he stated that learning activities would continue online. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, College management has decided to reschedule all learning activities, including revisions and registration for part-time examinations, to hold online effective Monday,…

A private University in Nigeria, Covenant University (CU), has been ranked as the country’s top university in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings. The prestigious global ranking, published annually by Times Higher Education, evaluates universities worldwide. Completing Nigeria’s top 5 universities are the University of Ibadan which came in second, the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), the University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Bayero University, Kano, in third, fourth, and fifth position respectively. For the 2024 edition, THE assessed 1,907 universities from 108 countries and regions using 18 performance…

Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, the Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU, has approved the interdiction of the Provost of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Prof. Biodun Adewuya, on grounds of insubordination, unauthorised disclosure of official information, actions prejudicial to the security of the university and the state, divided loyalty, and conduct unbecoming of a public officer. These actions, according to a memo with reference number LASU/ASE/PF/3394, dated 30th August 2024, constitute serious misconduct and are in violation of the university’s regulations as stipulated in Chapter 3, Sections 3.6…